Dzedza Swamp

Dzedza Swamp: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Dzedza Swamp

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Dzedza Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -12.74249, 34.23159. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dzedza Swamp

• Chipata Hill · viewpoint · Nkhotakota · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chisaka Falls · waterfall · Nkhotakota · ~16 km
• Muta Falls · waterfall · Nkhotakota · ~24 km
• Kasukusuku · viewpoint · Nkhotakota · ~34 km
• Nkhotakota Game Reserve · sanctuary · Nkhotakota · ~34 km
• Mpalapala Mountain · viewpoint · Mzimba · ~55 km
• Chia Lagoon · lake · Nkhotakota · ~55 km
• Dowerampuno Hill · viewpoint · Mzimba · ~57 km
• Bwa · attraction · Nkhotakota · ~6 km
• African Parks Camp Staff Houses · sanctuary · Nkhotakota · ~17 km
• Dzuza Church · church · Nkhotakota · ~20 km
• Lake Chilingali · lake · Nkhotakota · ~26 km
• Nkhotakota CCAP church, Nkhoma synod · church · Nkhotakota · ~26 km
• Masjid Linga Nkhotakota · dargah · Nkhotakota · ~27 km
• Sungu · river spot · ~27 km
• All Saints Anglican Church · church · Nkhotakota · ~27 km
• Livingstone Tree · attraction · Nkhotakota · ~28 km
• Mkungu Tree, under this tree Jumbe Salim Bin Abudala, the slave trader reside here for the sake of slave trade. see also Livingstone tree, approx. 200 meters from here. · attraction · Nkhotakota · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dzedza Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Dzedza Swamp

• Kasungu National Park · sanctuary · Kasungu · ~146 km · Must-see
• Nkhotakota Game Reserve · sanctuary · Nkhotakota · ~34 km
• African Parks Camp Staff Houses · sanctuary · Nkhotakota · ~17 km
• Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Nkhotakota · ~61 km
• Ntchisi Forest · sanctuary · Ntchisi · ~84 km
• Chimaliro Forest Reserve · sanctuary · ~109 km
• Kongwe Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Dowa · ~126 km
• Kasungu National Park · sanctuary · Dowa · ~128 km
• Kuti Wildlife Park · sanctuary · Salima · ~136 km

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